06-02-2013, 02:19 AM
Excellent stuff FCIN
Just what i'm looking for,my plan was to have a gate which the crews would open ,then do any switching and close the gate,the railroad that crosses would be slightly run down with very occasional traffic.
Do all crossings likes this have that type of derail,they call them catch points this side of the pond,or is there other types,also are there different types of gates.
Yo've got my brain working over time on this one,i could have a timed delay on opening the gate (talking to dispatcher),then the gate would move,which would then give some juice to the derail (via a micro switch or something),this would slow my switching crews down,(i'm only talking 4-5 cars train lengths at a time to be switched),as you say adds interest of a seldom seen operation.
This is a must do,keep the input coming,great work
Ray
Just what i'm looking for,my plan was to have a gate which the crews would open ,then do any switching and close the gate,the railroad that crosses would be slightly run down with very occasional traffic.
Do all crossings likes this have that type of derail,they call them catch points this side of the pond,or is there other types,also are there different types of gates.
Yo've got my brain working over time on this one,i could have a timed delay on opening the gate (talking to dispatcher),then the gate would move,which would then give some juice to the derail (via a micro switch or something),this would slow my switching crews down,(i'm only talking 4-5 cars train lengths at a time to be switched),as you say adds interest of a seldom seen operation.
This is a must do,keep the input coming,great work
Ray